Methods and compositions for directing cells to target organs
Patent Number: 7,282,222
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday March 15th, 2002
Date Issued: Tuesday October 16th, 2007
Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, DC)
Inventors: Phillips; Catherine (Amarillo, TX)
From Class: Mobilization
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This patent covers the use of various carbohydrate presenting molecules for increasing amount of stem cell homing to tissue where stem cell migration is desired. Specific molecules that attract the stem cells which are covered include asialoorosomucoid and orosomucoid.
This patent could be used to not only augment currented CD34 stem cell therapy efficacy but also in combination with stem cell mobilizing agents such as G-CSF.
View this patent on the USPTO website.
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